AREA CRIME REPORTS

LAW ENFORCEMENT The following is a brief, partial recap of incidents reported by the Boerne Police Department and the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office. General locations are listed rather than specific addresses. Anyone with information about any of these incidents is asked to call the Boerne Police at 830-249-8645, the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office at 830-249-9721 … Read more

Longhorns win back-to-back national championships!

The University of Texas softball program won back-to-back national championships and defeated Texas Tech both times. O’Connor graduate Leighann Goode just wrapped up her Longhorn career with two national titles and was the starting shortstop in 2025 and the starting second baseman in 2026. While at UT, Goode helped the Longhorns play for the national … Read more

ALL-DISTRICT HONORS FOR COMFORT BASEBALL:

Mason Matt 5-3A Most Valuable Player Gunner Carpenter 5-3A Pitcher of the Year Mason Matter 1st Team All-District P/OF Augie Diaz de Villegas 1st Team All-District 3B Cade Woerner 1st Team All-District 1B Matthew Kemp 1st Team All-District OF Travis Gwaltney 2nd Team All-District C Rhyder George 2nd Team All-District 2B Dax Stehling 2nd Team … Read more

Demolition on hold for Main Street building

Issuance of a demolition permit for an older downtown building is on hold for now after city officials clarified that an earlier tie vote by a review commission did not mean it could be torn down.   A 3-3 vote during a June 2 Historical Landmark Commission meeting thought to pave the way for the teardown … Read more

Delays coming to Texas 46 commute

Motorists can expect slowdowns on Texas 46 next week when work crews reduce the road to one lane so they can install rumble strips.  “Please expect delays, and take an alternate route, if possible,” Precinct 1 Commissioner Jennifer McCall said.  She sounded the warning during a June 9 Kendall County Commissioners Court session. The dangerous … Read more

High Court sees Texas water rights argument

AUSTIN – The U.S. Supreme Court June 2 issued its final approval of the multi-state and federal settlement addressing longstanding issues surrounding the distribution of the waters of the Rio Grande between Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado (“Compacting States”). A Special Master appointed by the Supreme Court submitted his report to the Court earlier this … Read more

State detects first screwworm case in Texas

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) on June 3 received confirmation of a detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in Zavala County. A sample collected from a three-week-old calf with an umbilical lesion was identified and confirmed as New World screwworm by the National Veterinary Servies Laboratory in Ames, Iowa. This was … Read more